Related products
Below the main product info, show a grid of related or complementary products. Great for:
- Cross-sells (“Customers also bought”)
- Category upsells (“More from this collection”)
- Complementary items (“Complete the routine”)
Two approaches
1 · Related products (auto-picked)
Shopify picks products from the same collection as the current product, excluding the current one.
Add section (at the bottom of the product template) → Related products
Set heading
E.g. “You may also like”
Pick how many to show
Common: 4 or 6
Save
Fast to set up, but you don’t control which products are shown.
2 · Complementary products (curated, per product)
You pick specific related products per product via a Shopify app or metafield.
Install a complementary products app
Shopify’s own free “Search & Discovery” app supports this natively.
For each product, pick complementary items
The app UI lets you pick 3–8 specific products to recommend.
Add the Complementary products section
In the product template, Add section → Complementary products. Shopify’s app block renders the picks you made.
Save
Slower to set up, but the recommendations are curated and highly relevant.
Which to use?
- Small catalog (under 30 products): Complementary — you have time to curate.
- Large catalog (100+ products): Related — auto-picks are fine.
- High-consideration products (skincare routines, tech kits): Complementary — the “complete the set” story converts better.